Elementary Japanese is designed for students who are just beginning their study of the Japanese language at the first-year college level or on their own. The author and contributors have created a highly structured approach to learning Japanese based on acquiring the fundamental patterns and constructions of the language as well as the Japanese writing system including the primary Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters.

日本語学習初中級者向きの総合テキスト。
各章ごとに会話を例に取り、使い方、表現法、文法、漢字、発音などの解説を総合的に行なう。